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List of Classic Romance Anime, You Must Watch!

You must watch various classic romance anime ranging from Clannad, Angel Beats, Fruit Basket and many more!

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Annisya Y

Anime has various interesting genres aimed at meeting the target audience, one of which is genre anime romance.

The romance genre is an anime genre that has many fans.

Uniquely, this romance genre is often combined with other genres as an aspect that adds to the main plot of the anime.

For those of you who are just starting to explore anime in the romance genre, VCGamers will share a list of recommended classic anime that you can watch.

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Clannad

Clannad (source: Key Animation)

This anime has 2 series, namely Clannad and Clannad: After Story

Lifted from visual novels by Key Animation, Clannad is a classic romance anime that has a special place in fans' hearts.

Tells the story of a high school student named Tomoya who helps a female student named Nagisa to realize her dream of holding a theater performance.

This anime not only shows adorable romance, but also stories about the relationships between children and their parents, friends, and others.

The dominant Slice of Life genre will also make you shed tears in almost all episodes. 

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Angel Beats!

Angel Beats! (source: Key Animation)

Angel Beats is another classic romance anime that you must watch.

Even though they are both from Key Animation and Clannad, Angel Beats is more aimed at those of you who like the action and fantasy genres.

Tells the story of Yuzuru Otonashi who enters a world after death set in high school.

In that world, everyone is in the world to atone for their sins and were treated unfairly during their lifetime. race to fight Angel, so that their lives are not controlled.

Action and comedy are the more dominant genres in this anime. However, genre romance and you can also get a heart-touching slice of life.

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Wotakoi: Love Is Hard For Otaku

Wotakoi (source: A-1 Pictures)

This anime is probably popular because of its couple dance moves called “Wotakoi Dance”.

Telling the story of love relationships between Otaku (people who are too passionate about hobbies such as games, anime, etc.), this anime is suitable for game fans like Vicigers!

The conflict presented is not heavy and is actually entertaining with everyday comedy that Otaku understand.

Kimi ni Todoke

Kimi ni Todoke (source: Production IG)

This anime is rumored to be getting a continuation season in 2024 by Netflix, after previously airing for 2 seasons.

Kimi ni Todoke or when translated into English as Reaching You is an anime about the world of school.

The student named Sawako has an appearance similar to Sadako, the famous ghost from the film series The Ring.

This causes Sawako to have no friends until she finally becomes friends with her popular classmate, Kazehaya.

Little by little Sawako's life changes, including finally knowing the feeling of love.

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Fruit Basket

Fruit Basket (source: Funimation)

This anime, which has just been released for 2019 – 2021, has succeeded in becoming one of the popular romance anime that year.

The story of this anime is unique because it tells about the 12 Chinese zodiac signs which make a family named Souma have unique abilities.

Every time a family member who is a descendant of one of these zodiac signs is touched, they will change shape into an animal of that zodiac sign.

This anime tells a story that is actually quite heavy but packed with very entertaining humor.

Apart from that, the romantic relationship between the characters is very adorable, moving, and heart-touching.

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Toradora!

Toradora (source: JC Staff)

This anime is also a popular romance anime which is still very much loved by lovers of the romance genre.

Taken from the words "Tora" which means tiger and "Doragon" or dragon, the story of this anime centers on the main characters Ryuji (meaning dragon) and Taiga (meaning tiger).

Ryuji, who is known to have a scary face, falls in love with Minori, which Taiga finally finds out about.

From this incident, Ryuji also finds out that Taiga also likes his best friend, Yuusaku.

The two of them finally work together and form an alliance to help their love story and help each other.

The anime based on this novel has a very balanced portion of romance, humor and conflict so you won't get bored.

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Those are the recommendations for classic romance anime that you must watch. Top up your favorite games at VCGamers Marketplace and get attractive promotions and prices!

Annisya Y